WELL, WE SAW KIND OF A SMALL LINE OF CARS GOING THROUGH THIS SORT OF DRIVE THROUGH TESTING AREA GETTING TESTED. THEY DID MORE THAN 80 TESTS AT THAT LOCATION OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THAT THAT DEMAND WILL INCREASE THEY’VE NOW GOT MORE OR PLAN BY TOMORROW HAV MORE THAN A DOZEN MOBILE TESTING SITES AVAILABLE ACROSS THE STATE AND THEY JUST ANNOUNCED TODAY. I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT NUMBER THAT THEY NOW HAVE 15,000 TEST KITS AVAILABLE THE MESSAGE I IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS GET TESTED. ONCE A BANK DRIVE-THROUGH NOW A CORONAVIRUS TEST SITE A LINE OF CARS PEOPLE WAITING TO BE SWAB WINDOWS ONLY BARELY OPENED FOR SCREENING AND TESTING HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THE IDEA IS TO GET A BETTER PICTURE OF THE OUTBREAK IN THE METROS AND THE RURAL AREAS. WE KNOW THAT TESTING WOULDN’T NECESSARILY CHANGE WHAT SOMEONE WOULD NEED TO DO FOR TREATING THEMSELVES OR TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES IF THEY WERE TO BE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, BUT I OF REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF WORKING WITH GETTING MORE PEOPLE TESTED IS REALLY NECESSARY ACROSS THE STATE MORE THAN A DOZEN DRIVE-THROUGH TEST SITES YESTERDAY WOODWARD COUNTY OPENED. THERE’S ANOTHER IN JACKSON COUNTY AS WELL. THE GOVERNOR HAS MENTIONED THE TEST KITS KIND OF BEING DISPERSED ACROSS THE STATE SO WE WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO KIND OF HAVE PORTIONS OF TEST BE DELIVERED TO US STATE NOW WITH THIS APPLIES TO TEST MORE THAN 13,000 PEOPLE ELIGIBLE NOW FOR TESTING IS ANYBODY WITH SYMPTOMS A COUGH SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR FEVER OVER A HUNDRED POINT FOR AND ANYBODY WHO’S COME INTO CONTACT WITH SOMEONE. DIAGNOSE AND AGAIN, THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MINUTES NOW UP TO 15,000 TEST KITS. SO A LOT MORE PEOPLE CAN BE TESTED IN OKLAHOMA. WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAIRGROUNDS IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR A WHILE. THEY ARE STILL DOING TESTING THERE FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE A DOCTOR’S REFERRAL OR A DOCTOR’S NOTE, BUT THEY WANTED US TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU DO HAVE SYMPTOMS YOU CAN CALL 405 FOUR TO FIVE FOUR FOUR EIGHT NINE THAT PHONE NUMBER IF YOU DO HAVE SYMPTOMS IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY, BUT YOU DON’T HAVE A DOCTOR OR INSURANCE AND YOU WANT TO GET TESTED I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THEY HAVE DONE 750 TOTAL SAMPLES AT THAT LOCATION. THEY’RE OPEN A RAMP THAT UP AGAIN THE COMING DAYS

The state has enough coronavirus test kits to open testing to anyone who has symptoms and a high enough fever, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced. The tests, which are available at more than a dozen drive-through testing facilities around the state and through health care providers, were previously only given with a doctor’s order and were highly rationed. Now, Stitt said at a Thursday afternoon news conference, if you think you have COVID-19, get tested. The supply of tests available in the state has increased from a few dozen initial tests to a few hundred and now more than 13,000. At the mobile testing site at the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corp., those who thought they might have coronavirus idled in their cars, waiting for nurses in protective gear to take nasal swabs for the presence of the illness. State health officials said more testing will provide a better picture of the severity of the outbreak around the state. "We know testing wouldn't necessarily change what someone would need to do in terms of treating themselves or taking care of themselves if they were to be positive for COVID-19, but in terms of really understanding the scope of what we're working with, getting more people tested is really necessary,” said Sara King, spokeswoman for the Region 6 County Health Department. At the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, health care workers took more than 179 samples for testing. They have taken more than 750 samples so far there. The Oklahoma City site remains appointment-only.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

The state has enough coronavirus test kits to open testing to anyone who has symptoms and a high enough fever, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced.

The tests, which are available at more than a dozen drive-through testing facilities around the state and through health care providers, were previously only given with a doctor’s order and were highly rationed.

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Now, Stitt said at a Thursday afternoon news conference, if you think you have COVID-19, get tested.

The supply of tests available in the state has increased from a few dozen initial tests to a few hundred and now more than 13,000.

At the mobile testing site at the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corp., those who thought they might have coronavirus idled in their cars, waiting for nurses in protective gear to take nasal swabs for the presence of the illness.

State health officials said more testing will provide a better picture of the severity of the outbreak around the state.

"We know testing wouldn't necessarily change what someone would need to do in terms of treating themselves or taking care of themselves if they were to be positive for COVID-19, but in terms of really understanding the scope of what we're working with, getting more people tested is really necessary,” said Sara King, spokeswoman for the Region 6 County Health Department.

At the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, health care workers took more than 179 samples for testing. They have taken more than 750 samples so far there.